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history_gurl ([personal profile] history_gurl) wrote2008-10-27 08:58 pm
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Holy Shit! I bought a horse

So, um, yeah, we bought a horse on Saturday. She's a four year old, bay mare. Green broke. Thoroughbred. Her registered name is Majestic Jet. We changed her barn name to Maia. Pictures under the cut.








Turning is a skill she hasn't quite mastered yet.




She's 16.1 and such a dark bay, but she'll grow a little bit more and fill out a lot.





She is, however, quite willing. She'd never even seen a jump before Saturday, and she took it in stride. Literally, as she simply trotted over the cavaletti. But hey, it's a start!
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[personal profile] ancarett 2008-10-28 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
As my dad said of my horse, "The purchase isn't the problem, it's the upkeep that kills you." Board, vet bills, farrier charges, blankets, boots, fleecies to prevent the halter from rubbing the coat, grooming equipment and all the other little things? They add up.

But it should be fun. And she has a lovely name!
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[identity profile] history-gurl.livejournal.com 2008-10-28 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Sadly, the child managed to spend my money on all of those things except vet and farrier before we ever owned a horse. Between the lease on the palomino that she rode last fall and earlier this year, and the garage full of stuff, I feel like we must have owned a horse for much longer than two days.
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[personal profile] ancarett 2008-10-28 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Bwahahaaa ha!

Mike says I'm not to let word drop to my girls what you've done or I'm doomed for sure. I don't know. I still have my old tack box with lots of gear AND my old saddle to boot!
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[identity profile] history-gurl.livejournal.com 2008-10-28 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
There is always room at the barn, you know. And don't you give Mike my phone number!

Mwahahahahahahahah!

Come see the horsie Sunday?
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[personal profile] ancarett 2008-10-29 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, boy! I would love to come and see. Phone me at home or on the cell or drop me a line at ancarett at gmail.com with details of when, where and how to get there!
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[identity profile] history-gurl.livejournal.com 2008-10-30 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll give you a call on Saturday to set things up.

Yay, horsie!